Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
270
206
131
104
78
61
46
33
33
29
47
47
40
37
37
39
39
39
35
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM1.61m
8:53PM1.69m
9:00AM1.61m
9:32PM1.70m
9:40AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.34m
2:25PM0.22m
2:57AM0.28m
3:05PM0.18m
3:39AM0.22m
3:45PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
13
11
10
9
8
7
9
12
12
9
6
6
5
5
6
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
8
6
6
6
5
4
6
8
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
6
7
6
6
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